The Government has approved OceanaGold’s Waihī North mining project, extending gold and silver extraction in the Waihī area ...

Putting on a Christmas feast with all the trimmings is not getting any cheaper, and you are already paying more as soon as you fire up the barbecue. Infometrics has been tracking the cost of a classic ...

Festival of Innovation is returning to light up Tauranga city centre on Wednesday, February 25. The full line-up of speakers ...

Tauranga hairdresser Amber Daisley has been recognised as the HITO northern apprentice of the year for hairdressing, a ...

Prisoners across the country would be taking part in industry training and employment in prison kitchens this Christmas. “Under the supervision of qualified instructors, prisoners get hands-on ...

With Christmas only a week away, the region is set to dodge the rain, as forecasts point to warm and mostly dry weather.

Grandmother to Phillip, Chris and Adele A service for Yvonne will be held at the Elliotts Chapel on Cameron, access via 8th Avenue on Friday the 19th of December 2025 at 11am.

While the Christmas presents sit under the tree awaiting opening, the first world sporting championship of 2026 has already kicked off with its opening round of competition. The World Darts ...

A car is fully engulfed in flames on State Highway 29. A video sent to NZME shows flames and smoke billowing from the front ...

Firefighters begged police for a helicopter to help rescue a teenage girl from a Coromandel cliff face, but police refused ...

The Waitomo Petrol Station forecourt in Pāpāmoa is being cordoned after a diesel spill. Firefighters were called to the scene ...

Old wounds from the time Tauranga was run by government commissioners have reopened during a discussion on future funding for ...